Rank S Recap - Everything is bigger in tex[as]
Ian "tex" Botsch topped the Rank S standings this past Friday, securing the top prize of $1,000 with 24 points. He was followed by a quartet of Rank S regulars, who all tied with 18 points, and hence split the remaining $2,000 of the prize pool evenly.
Though he didn't place in the money, Denial stand-in Dominic "Domsterr" Sampaio showed he can hang with the region's best, coming in with a tie for eighth.
The top ten for the last week of Rank S is as follows:
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. |  Ian "tex" Botsch |
$1,000 |
| 2. | Chris "Slash" Petersen |
$500 |
| 2. | Jake "kaboose" McDonald |
$500 |
| 2. | Caleb "opportunity" Davis |
$500 |
| 2. | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
$500 |
| 6. | Gabe "Spongey" Greiner |
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| 6. | Alex "aproto" Protopapas |
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| 8. |  Dominic "Domsterr" Sampaio |
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| 8. | Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk |
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| 10. |  Bruno "bit" Lima |
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| 10. | Michael "dapr" Gulino |
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| 10. |  Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski |
The top ten earners for Rank S 2019 so far are as follows:
| Rank | Change | Name | Total $ |
| 1. | - | Jeff "RZU" Ngo |
$5,912.50 |
| 2. | - | Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$5,365.41 |
| 3. | - | Derek "desi" Branchen |
$4,433.33 |
| 4. | - | Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk |
$4,340.00 |
| 6. | +1 | Chris "Slash" Petersen |
$4,060.40 |
| 7. | -1 | Alex "aproto" Protopapas |
$3,737.50 |
| 7. | +2 | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
$3,259.52 |
| 8. | -1 | Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik |
$2,945.83 |
| 9. | -1 | Andy "vSa" Xu |
$2,777.38 |
| 10. | +7 | Ian "tex" Botsch |
$2,508.33 |
The names on the list have largely remained static, with tex's win catapulting him onto the leaderboard for the year.
In Rank G, Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts takes top honors for the second week in a row, being followed by the ever-present Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne.
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. | Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts |
$1,000 |
| 2. | Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$500 |
| 3. | Randy "smiley" Sandoval |
$275 |
| 4. | Dominick "JazzPimp" Dimpfel |
$250 |
| 5. | "Dotatko" |
$225 |
| 6. | David "J0LZ" Jolin |
$187.50 |
| 6. | David "Toy" Han |
$187.50 |
| 8. | Ezekiel "kmZ" Hughes |
$150 |
| 9. | Mike "real_bM" Desanto |
$125 |
| 10. | Cameron "Skelly" Thomson |
$50 |
| 10. | Muhtadi "b0ssy" Irq |
$50 |
In the coming weeks the stakes of Rank S and Rank G will be increased, as the top players in each will be earning berths to the first Rank S LAN.
